Doing good and/or avoiding bad: The ambidextrous view of managing corporate social activities

Xiong, Jie; Xu, Lu; Li, Qian; Yuan, Zhe; Chakraborty, Shubho

doi:https://doi.org/10.59876/a-6v10-cge4

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